The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Family
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Nightmare Before Christmas performed
Budget
$18.0M
Worldwide Gross
$75.6M
Gross Profit
$57.6M
Return
4.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$8M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Danny Elfman
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Jack Skellington (voice)
Chris Sarandon
Jack Skellington (voice)
Sally / Shock (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
Sally / Shock (voice)
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
William Hickey
Dr. Finkelstein (voice)
Mayor (voice)
Glenn Shadix
Mayor (voice)
Lock (voice)
Paul Reubens
Lock (voice)
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Ken Page
Oogie Boogie (voice)
Santa Claus (voice)
Edward Ivory
Santa Claus (voice)
Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Susan McBride
Big Witch / WWD. (voice)
Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Debi Durst
Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)
Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)
Greg Proops
Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)
Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
Kerry Katz
Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)
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